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32877[/ATTACH]809]Do all you photographers realize that Fi-Fi will be at the Rocky Mtn. Regional Airport Fly-in this coming weekend? That could make some great pics of a bird many of us don't get to see very often.
More pics here: http://www.ar-15.co/threads/113259-Rocky-Mountain-Air-Show-This-Weekend/page4
Bump!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=DsUKeqjFQM8
I would give up a nut to fly an F-15. That's the Jet that made me join the Air Force, and if it wasn't for a lying ass recruiter I would be a pilot today.
ChunkyMonkey
08-19-2013, 11:03
I would give up a nut to fly an F-15. That's the Jet that made me join the Air Force, and if it wasn't for a lying ass recruiter I would be a pilot today.
Such a beautiful aircraft... it will stay being the backbone of USAF for decades.
Such a beautiful aircraft... it will stay being the backbone of USAF for decades.
I will get to see them every day when I'm in Texas. hopefully I can talk to the other instructors and maybe get a joy ride before I leave.
A few of my photos from the Rocky Mountain Airshow: http://quibphotography.com/2013/08/19/2013-rocky-mountain-airshow-kbjc/
A few of my photos from the Rocky Mountain Airshow: http://quibphotography.com/2013/08/19/2013-rocky-mountain-airshow-kbjc/
Great stuff as usual, sir! I caught them down in The Springs wednesday. Didn't have the airshow, but also didn't have the crowds and hideous parking hell either. Very relaxed and awesome!
Great stuff as usual, sir! I caught them down in The Springs wednesday. Didn't have the airshow, but also didn't have the crowds and hideous parking hell either. Very relaxed and awesome!
Thanks.
Yep, COS would have been a great photo op!
A few pics taken from the Yosemite fires a few miles from Half Dome. Cell phone pics instead of a regular camera. I wont make that mistake again.
We did some work in Oregon and Idaho before we were sent to the Rim Fire in Yosemite. MAFFS 3, 8 and 9 are holding down the fort while we get some down time. Its been non stop since early June.
I was slumming on MAFFS 5 instead of #2 like usual. 5 and I dont get along some days...
From a few miles away there was a lot of smoke in the air. A lot.
http://i890.photobucket.com/albums/ac105/puebloshooter/Hurk/IMG_0214.jpg (http://s890.photobucket.com/user/puebloshooter/media/Hurk/IMG_0214.jpg.html)
Up close it looked even worse.
http://i890.photobucket.com/albums/ac105/puebloshooter/Hurk/IMG_0148.jpg (http://s890.photobucket.com/user/puebloshooter/media/Hurk/IMG_0148.jpg.html)
http://i890.photobucket.com/albums/ac105/puebloshooter/Hurk/IMG_0200.jpg (http://s890.photobucket.com/user/puebloshooter/media/Hurk/IMG_0200.jpg.html)
During a drop we sometimes get close to the flames. Normally we work directly for the ground firefighters to put retardant exactly where they want it.
http://i890.photobucket.com/albums/ac105/puebloshooter/Hurk/IMG_0212.jpg (http://s890.photobucket.com/user/puebloshooter/media/Hurk/IMG_0212.jpg.html)
http://i890.photobucket.com/albums/ac105/puebloshooter/Hurk/IMG_0172.jpg (http://s890.photobucket.com/user/puebloshooter/media/Hurk/IMG_0172.jpg.html)
A pic of our shadow along a dozer line. 130-150 feet above the terrain.
http://i890.photobucket.com/albums/ac105/puebloshooter/Hurk/IMG_0219.jpg (http://s890.photobucket.com/user/puebloshooter/media/Hurk/IMG_0219.jpg.html)
MAFFS 9 reenforcing a dozer line around dusk. The two puffs of smoke are from the lead plane (King Air or OV-10) telling us exactly where to start and stop dropping.
http://i890.photobucket.com/albums/ac105/puebloshooter/Hurk/IMG_0221.jpg (http://s890.photobucket.com/user/puebloshooter/media/Hurk/IMG_0221.jpg.html)
Tanker 10 (DC-10) getting busy.
http://i890.photobucket.com/albums/ac105/puebloshooter/Hurk/IMG_0206.jpg (http://s890.photobucket.com/user/puebloshooter/media/Hurk/IMG_0206.jpg.html)
Dropping right next to a dozer line and encampment.
http://i890.photobucket.com/albums/ac105/puebloshooter/Hurk/IMG_0227.jpg (http://s890.photobucket.com/user/puebloshooter/media/Hurk/IMG_0227.jpg.html)
And then along the side of a ridge.
http://i890.photobucket.com/albums/ac105/puebloshooter/Hurk/1271990_600207213362838_601773347_o.jpg (http://s890.photobucket.com/user/puebloshooter/media/Hurk/1271990_600207213362838_601773347_o.jpg.html)
The gang from 5.
http://i890.photobucket.com/albums/ac105/puebloshooter/Hurk/MAFFS5HeroPose.jpg (http://s890.photobucket.com/user/puebloshooter/media/Hurk/MAFFS5HeroPose.jpg.html)
Great pics Hoser. I remember seeing those OV-10's on the line at Ft. Wainwright in Fairbanks. I thought they'd be a blast to fly as a lead plane.
Delfuego
10-09-2013, 08:41
Look Ma! No Pilot!
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F-16 Drone
http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2013/09/f16-drone/
Look Ma! No Pilot!
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F-16 Drone
http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2013/09/f16-drone/
So the question now is 50 of these with no pilot or 1 F35. The last fighter pilot has already been born.
Great pics Hoser. I remember seeing those OV-10's on the line at Ft. Wainwright in Fairbanks. I thought they'd be a blast to fly as a lead plane.
I remember seeing those OV-10's when we worked for American Check in Boise. Some still had the gun pods on as they waited to be converted for the Forest Service. I would live to if flown those ( still would ). Of course they did have the same motors as the MU2 I was in and that worried me a bit.
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I remember seeing those OV-10's when we worked for American Check in Boise. Some still had the gun pods on as they waited to be converted for the Forest Service. I would live to if flown those ( still would ). Of course they did have the same motors as the MU2 I was in and that worried me a bit.
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At least the OV-10 has ailerons. The engines never worried me on the MU2. But then again, I never had to fly that piece of shit. I just barely squeaked out of going to training when International Jet had one.
At least the OV-10 has ailerons. The engines never worried me on the MU2. But then again, I never had to fly that piece of shit. I just barely squeaked out of going to training when International Jet had one.
The same airframe I flew for AC punched a hole in Lewiston exactly one year after I left. Dual engine flameout. Ice and Garrets don't mix. Other than that it was a good motor. I think they lost 2 more out of Centennial. Those spoilerons sucked.
The same airframe I flew for AC punched a hole in Lewiston exactly one year after I left. Dual engine flameout. Ice and Garrets don't mix. Other than that it was a good motor. I think they lost 2 more out of Centennial. Those spoilerons sucked.
Damn. That's scary. I didn't know you flew those death traps.
Probably my favorite plane. Chino Air Museumhttp://img.tapatalk.com/d/13/10/17/ume2uby8.jpg
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Have not looked at at this thread in a bit love those pictures Hoser.. The MAFF's saved our ass one time in Idaho when i was on the wildland crew a fluke wind shift and fire got below us ended up face down while a c130 dropped slurry right over/on us.
that crap is sticky had to do a full strip on my saw to get all of it out and running right again.
ChunkyMonkey
11-09-2013, 22:22
Bump... with a quad load of Harpoon!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yi7lOiHm0QY
One of a kind:
https://scontent-a-dfw.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-frc3/p280x280/1395328_324471181027433_628882337_n.jpg
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Looks like a copter built with a purpose, never seen one of these.
https://scontent-a-sjc.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-frc3/s526x296/1468695_527820203968071_688829549_n.jpg
I keep forgetting to upload these.
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ChunkyMonkey
11-12-2013, 15:49
Looks like a copter built with a purpose, never seen one of these.
Supposed to be an unmanned chopper.
ChunkyMonkey
11-12-2013, 15:50
Kmax is the project's name I believe
Looks like a copter built with a purpose, never seen one of these.
It's a KMAX. Used for heavy lift, logging, fire fighting, ect...
http://i890.photobucket.com/albums/ac105/puebloshooter/Hurk/IMG_0254.jpg (http://s890.photobucket.com/user/puebloshooter/media/Hurk/IMG_0254.jpg.html)
http://i890.photobucket.com/albums/ac105/puebloshooter/Hurk/IMG_0278.jpg (http://s890.photobucket.com/user/puebloshooter/media/Hurk/IMG_0278.jpg.html)
HoneyBadger
11-16-2013, 13:44
http://i890.photobucket.com/albums/ac105/puebloshooter/Hurk/IMG_0278.jpg (http://s890.photobucket.com/user/puebloshooter/media/Hurk/IMG_0278.jpg.html)
Will SOMEBODY get that lady some toilet paper?!
[ROFL2]
buckshotbarlow
12-03-2013, 19:59
Have you seen his son's new toy? Very nice!
http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3746/8808661980_c7b385ee02_b.jpg
http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3747/8818996608_688bc37444_b.jpg
http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3779/8750635513_9cf605edf6_b.jpg
Is that a p36?
Is that a p36?
Looks like a North American NA-50 / P-64. They were based on the AT6.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_American_P-64#Survivors
Is that a p36?
I wonder if I've seen that chugging around the skies over Parker..... That Sea Fury - I know I've seen that one! That thing moves like a bat out of hell, and it sounds like it's hardly straining, just loafing along. For years I swore it was a P-47, and people told me I was nuts, there's no known P-47's in Colorado. A very impressive example of big radial goodness.
Whats better than one P-51? Twins of course!
http://img.tapatalk.com/d/13/12/04/su2etahu.jpg
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Looks like a North American NA-50 / P-64. They were based on the AT6.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_American_P-64#Survivors
Correct.
http://quibphotography.files.wordpress.com/2013/05/rmlsa-expo-pg-1-2.png
Whats better than one P-51? Twins of course!
http://img.tapatalk.com/d/13/12/04/su2etahu.jpg
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RC model?
Whats better than one P-51? Twins of course!
http://img.tapatalk.com/d/13/12/04/su2etahu.jpg
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I worked on Wally Fisk's home in Minnesota years ago. He was working on restoring a twin mustang that he had bought from Walter soplata (think that was hi name) which would have been the only flying example in the world. He sold off a large portion of his collection not long after including the twin mustang project.. have never heard what happened to it or what state it is currently in.
sent from a soup can and some string..
Apparently there were 270 of them made, all after WWII, and used in Korea. https://www.google.com/search?safe=off&hl=en&site=imghp&tbm=isch&source=hp&biw=1024&bih=536&q=f+82+twin+mustang&oq=F82&gs_l=img.1.6.0l6j0i10j0l3.1047.2891.0.7250.3.3.0.0 .0.0.297.593.0j2j1.3.0....0...1ac.1.32.img..0.3.59 3.wj0ReLGfi3k
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_American_F-82_Twin_Mustang
It's said that Hermann Goering during the early part of WWII remarked that..."If Allied planes ever bomb Berlin, you can call me Meyer."
Of course the Allies eventually made it to Berlin, escorted by P-51 Mustangs. In response to that, Goering said..."When I saw Mustangs over Berlin, I knew the jig was up."
Taking that quote, I saw it a fitting addition to this photo of American GI and Luftwaffe reenactors admiring a Mustang.
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7368/11243882624_90749ed5fd_b.jpg
http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5531/11279672265_d2b392cbe3_b.jpg
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7319/11122298103_9f05f07c66_b.jpg
buckshotbarlow
12-12-2013, 22:19
Whats better than one P-51? Twins of course!
http://img.tapatalk.com/d/13/12/04/su2etahu.jpg
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2 109G's with 5 boom sticks coming at ya...
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This experimental aircraft was essentially two Bf 109F airframes joined together by means of a new wing centre section and new tailplane, both of constant chord, in a manner paralleled by the F-82 Twin Mustang (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/F-82_Twin_Mustang). In the preproduction model, the right fuselage cockpit was faired over and the pilot flew the aircraft from the left side fuselage. Additional modifications included setting the main undercarriage hinges further inboard, with associated strengthening of the fuselage and modifications to the wing forward structure. Four variants of this aircraft were proposed. One was an interceptor armed with five 30 mm (1.18 in) cannon and up to a 1,000 kg (2,200 lb) bomb load, another a fighter-bomber armed with two MK 108 cannons and up to two 2,200 lb. bombs. Both airframes were to be powered by the DB605 engine. A third and fourth were designed on paper and would be similar to the first two airframes but powered by Jumo 213 engines. Only one Bf 109Z was built, and it was never flown, having been damaged in its hangar during an Allied bombing raid in 1943. The project was permanently abandoned in 1944
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Messerschmitt_Bf_109_Variants#Bf_109Z_.22Zwilling. 22
WoWP...I know it's a video game blah blah blah, but that 109z hits bombers hard, and derps the hell out of em...but get it into a turning fight and your toast!
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7289/11346415673_ff3aebd54c_b.jpg
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7289/11346415673_ff3aebd54c_b.jpg
Another great picture. Question to Quib, do you shoot digital and what kind of camera/lens and filtering do you use? Digital enhanced? Your photos are frickin nice!!
Thanks, I appreciate the kind words. No filters, I do use Adobe Lightroom though as a basis for the majority of my processing, with a few little tips I developed along the way.
http://quibphotography.com/2012/12/30/my-camera-gear/
I was just out in the back yard and this puppy flew over again. Never ceases to amaze me how fast it comes over, and how effortlessly. The engine's just purring, like it's barely above idle, but the plane's just hauling ass. I'd love to see it at full throttle!
http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b150/rinselman/planes/JoeTsSeaFury.jpg
Pogo tethered flight test, 1954.
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Must have made a hell of a racket! Came from a group of Convair 8x10 glossies.
This is a hard-stand for testing engines while developing the B-36 bomber. Probably late 1940's.
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The engine came in at @ 3800 hp. See any of todays OSHA standards being violated here?
argonstrom
01-04-2014, 13:45
Thanks, I appreciate the kind words. No filters, I do use Adobe Lightroom though as a basis for the majority of my processing, with a few little tips I developed along the way.
http://quibphotography.com/2012/12/30/my-camera-gear/
That's just incredible work, man.
muddywings
01-06-2014, 09:22
Thought this would be a good place to put this: http://www.squadronposters.com/
Hoser, you might like: http://www.squadronposters.com/product/c-130-airdrop-afghanistan-poster-print/
Hoser, you might like: http://www.squadronposters.com/product/c-130-airdrop-afghanistan-poster-print/
Vey cool poster. Gonna order one.
Looks kinda like this one taken over Ft Carson a few years back.
http://i890.photobucket.com/albums/ac105/puebloshooter/Hurk/HurkBackDoor.jpg (http://s890.photobucket.com/user/puebloshooter/media/Hurk/HurkBackDoor.jpg.html)
ChunkyMonkey
01-08-2014, 18:18
Wow
http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=ccc_1389168072
Vey cool poster. Gonna order one.
Looks kinda like this one taken over Ft Carson a few years back.
http://i890.photobucket.com/albums/ac105/puebloshooter/Hurk/HurkBackDoor.jpg (http://s890.photobucket.com/user/puebloshooter/media/Hurk/HurkBackDoor.jpg.html)
I'd love to be standing there watching that up there. NICE.
ChunkyMonkey
01-21-2014, 20:56
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sjvgC1cKQGA
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GunsRBadMMMMKay
01-21-2014, 21:02
This thread is full of awesome......
That's just incredible work, man.
Thank you.
http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3794/12052044116_841c31f377_c.jpg
http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2849/12025515643_34b8bea9b8_c.jpg
http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2853/11939274755_6ff657b43c_c.jpg
muddywings
01-29-2014, 15:02
Probably already in here but to lazy to look so here: http://www.vintagewings.ca/VintageNews/Stories/tabid/116/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/325/language/en-CA/Lower-than-a-Snakes-Belly-in-a-Wagon-Rut.aspx
islandermyk
01-31-2014, 13:49
Click on this for some low flying goodness [Beer]
http://www.frequency.com/video/die-schallmauer-bricht-ber-den-kpfen-der/144644126 (http://www.frequency.com/video/die-schallmauer-bricht-ber-den-kpfen-der/144644126)
I got that low level stuff out of my system when I was a much younger freight dog with Colowyo. We definitely mapped a few of these mountain canyons.
LOL. Yes we did my friend. I remember a guy bet me a dollar I wouldn't take my Chieftain under some power lines. But I'll plead the firth on that one.
Click on this for some low flying goodness [Beer]
http://www.frequency.com/video/die-schallmauer-bricht-ber-den-kpfen-der/144644126 (http://www.frequency.com/video/die-schallmauer-bricht-ber-den-kpfen-der/144644126)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FGLhLVH7q9o
Low?
http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=KEnOeITKZAA
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I guess it's technically a glider.
ChunkyMonkey
02-08-2014, 23:07
Fighter Porn
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wWvHjVouaww
ChunkyMonkey
02-10-2014, 12:06
Bump.. how about those local pictures guys...
http://vimeo.com/86100979
ChuckNorris
02-10-2014, 13:31
^^^^^^^^^ If that doesn't give you goosebumps, you're DEAD!
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7422/12529586204_cfd2b7b4ea_b.jpg
SvenJorgensen
02-17-2014, 01:23
Here is an MH-60R enjoying an engine water wash.
https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-5LIShKkv3fc/UwG3kdKs52I/AAAAAAAAABU/3Mh0nqLGYxs/w731-h548-no/IMG_2276.JPG
I have no photos, just a recommendation. I just finished reading "Fighter Pilot" by Brig. Gen. Robin Olds. What awesome era to be a fighter pilot . He flew P-38s, P-51s and ended up flying F-4s in Vietnam. It's a good book.
An old picture. Somalia 1993. My second trip there.
http://i890.photobucket.com/albums/ac105/puebloshooter/Hurk/Somalia93.jpg (http://s890.photobucket.com/user/puebloshooter/media/Hurk/Somalia93.jpg.html)
firefighter238
02-20-2014, 17:52
I have no photos, just a recommendation. I just finished reading "Fighter Pilot" by Brig. Gen. Robin Olds. What awesome era to be a fighter pilot . He flew P-38s, P-51s and ended up flying F-4s in Vietnam. It's a good book.
I got to meet Brig. Gen. Olds a few years ago before he passed away. VERY nice guy and humble as hell. God speed sir
HoneyBadger
02-20-2014, 18:00
An old picture. Somalia 1993. My second trip there.
Unrelated, but is that you buzzing around the Springs area for the last few days? I definitely could see the bright orange tail number, but I couldn't quite make out which number.
I got to meet Brig. Gen. Olds a few years ago before he passed away. VERY nice guy and humble as hell. God speed sir
Yeah, he was a fantastic guy. For some more fun "good old fighter pilot" reading, you should read Chuck Yeager's autobiography.
Edit: I will say though, Robin Olds wasn't always that humble! [LOL]
Just for fun: Col Robin Olds returning from his 3rd and 4th MIG kills
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Unrelated, but is that you buzzing around the Springs area for the last few days? I definitely could see the bright orange tail number, but I couldn't quite make out which number.
Might have been me. I have been flying nights this week.
Not all of our planes have MAFFS numbers. Just a couple even though any C-130 can handle the MAFFS system.
When MAFFS is flying I try to hang out on MAFFS 2.
In the dirt. Not a Hurk...
http://i890.photobucket.com/albums/ac105/puebloshooter/Hurk/DirtHurk.jpg (http://s890.photobucket.com/user/puebloshooter/media/Hurk/DirtHurk.jpg.html)
HoneyBadger
02-23-2014, 20:44
Might have been me. I have been flying nights this week.
Not all of our planes have MAFFS numbers. Just a couple even though any C-130 can handle the MAFFS system.
When MAFFS is flying I try to hang out on MAFFS 2.
Yeah, several days in a row, usually in the afternoon, I saw 3 C-130s buzzing around town usually with one out front a few miles and then flight 3 was closely following flight 2... maybe 1/4 mile separation? Flight 2 definitely had the big orange MAFFS number on it while 1 and 3 did not.
Thats us. We fly 6-7 days a week. Morning, noon and night.
Damn, Hoser! I can only imagine the look on the mechanics faces everytime you guys land.
Sometimes we bring them back dirty. No way to play in the dirt without getting dirty. 99.9% of our maint guys get it.
African dust here...
http://i890.photobucket.com/albums/ac105/puebloshooter/Hurk/IMG_0278.jpg (http://s890.photobucket.com/user/puebloshooter/media/Hurk/IMG_0278.jpg.html)
First, one "oldschool"...
http://i126.photobucket.com/albums/p112/jhallrv4/coastguard/cgramp2.jpg (http://s126.photobucket.com/user/jhallrv4/media/coastguard/cgramp2.jpg.html)
And then, one from quite a bit later...
http://i126.photobucket.com/albums/p112/jhallrv4/planestuff/leadvillesm.jpg (http://s126.photobucket.com/user/jhallrv4/media/planestuff/leadvillesm.jpg.html)
One more just for laughs...
http://i126.photobucket.com/albums/p112/jhallrv4/planestuff/breakingnews_zps4c4b3e88.jpg (http://s126.photobucket.com/user/jhallrv4/media/planestuff/breakingnews_zps4c4b3e88.jpg.html)
helopitts
02-25-2014, 20:42
And then, one from quite a bit later...
http://i126.photobucket.com/albums/p112/jhallrv4/planestuff/leadvillesm.jpg (http://s126.photobucket.com/user/jhallrv4/media/planestuff/leadvillesm.jpg.html)
is that at lxv?
HoneyBadger
02-25-2014, 21:16
And then, one from quite a bit later...
http://i126.photobucket.com/albums/p112/jhallrv4/planestuff/leadvillesm.jpg (http://s126.photobucket.com/user/jhallrv4/media/planestuff/leadvillesm.jpg.html)
Nice RV! Is that yours?
That is a sweet looking aircraft, it has fun written all over it.
It was mine, I built it and flew it for about 7 years, sold to a guy with a home strip in Calhan. That flight was up to Leadville with NFATrustGuy. He had a primo RV3 at the time. He's got a snazzy Mini-Mustang now and an RV8 under construction, sort of. Make him put pics up of the Mustang! He also drives a French Wench Airbus, but you all know what those look like!
Come to think of it, NFATrustGuy helped me seal the fuel tanks on the RV. That was a job.
NFATrustGuy
02-27-2014, 20:34
I remember helping seal Alpha2's wing tanks. In fact, I think I'm still digging pro seal out from under my fingernails! That had to be more than 15 years ago!
I'm no longer building an RV-8. I sold the wing kit, unbuilt, and still have a tail kit that I should probably sell at some point. It's built so it's a little more cumbersome to ship. I was going to build an RV-3 and even purchased 3 out of the 4 kits about 19 months ago. I've since decided not to and so I've got $10K worth of unopened crates sitting out at the airport. Need to get that sold one of these days...
My Midget Mustang has been out of service for a long time. I found cracks in the landing gear. I have all the necessary parts to fix it, I just haven't taken time to get 'er done. Here's a pic of me in my Midget Mustang shortly after it first flew--after my 6 year restoration project!
http://www.woodardfamily.com/hosted/N881MM.jpg
HoneyBadger
02-27-2014, 21:09
I remember helping seal Alpha2's wing tanks. In fact, I think I'm still digging pro seal out from under my fingernails! That had to be more than 15 years ago!
I'm no longer building an RV-8. I sold the wing kit, unbuilt, and still have a tail kit that I should probably sell at some point. It's built so it's a little more cumbersome to ship. I was going to build an RV-3 and even purchased 3 out of the 4 kits about 19 months ago. I've since decided not to and so I've got $10K worth of unopened crates sitting out at the airport. Need to get that sold one of these days...
My Midget Mustang has been out of service for a long time. I found cracks in the landing gear. I have all the necessary parts to fix it, I just haven't taken time to get 'er done. Here's a pic of me in my Midget Mustang shortly after it first flew--after my 6 year restoration project!
http://www.woodardfamily.com/hosted/N881MM.jpg
WOW! That this IS mini!!
Alpha, did you see the pictures I posted a few pages back of the RV-7a that I helped my dad build? EDIT: Here's a link:https://www.ar-15.co/threads/27743-Airplane-Pics?p=984849&viewfull=1#post984849
Yep, saw the pics, that's what convinced me to show my pics of the -4. Don't let NFATrust guy fool, he'd makes the FrenchWench look small! I still owe him a "wing pro-sealing", but he keeps selling the wing kits.
Seriously, you should see that Mini-Mustang...That plane is not at all what he originally started with. He's a stickler for detail. Fiberglas work and panel are primo.
Hey, Hoser, regarding those pics of your Hurks, (which we called Balloons or Wind-Wagons in the Coast Guard and my brother in the Marines called herky-pigs) remind me that not long after I took the pics previously posted in this thread, our replacement Hurks had tanks between 1&2 and 3&4 like yours, I think they were "F" models. Been a REALLY long time I could be wrong. Either that or we had E or F's, and got "H" models, heck, it was the mid '70's! They didn't even whiz-quiz back then, I'm lucky I remember it was the Coast Guard.
Imagine what those aux tanks did for "time on station" on our SAR missions over the Pacific.
I remember helping seal Alpha2's wing tanks. In fact, I think I'm still digging pro seal out from under my fingernails! That had to be more than 15 years ago!
I'm no longer building an RV-8. I sold the wing kit, unbuilt, and still have a tail kit that I should probably sell at some point. It's built so it's a little more cumbersome to ship. I was going to build an RV-3 and even purchased 3 out of the 4 kits about 19 months ago. I've since decided not to and so I've got $10K worth of unopened crates sitting out at the airport. Need to get that sold one of these days...
My Midget Mustang has been out of service for a long time. I found cracks in the landing gear. I have all the necessary parts to fix it, I just haven't taken time to get 'er done. Here's a pic of me in my Midget Mustang shortly after it first flew--after my 6 year restoration project!
http://www.woodardfamily.com/hosted/N881MM.jpg
Sits a little lower than what we fly at work. I'd flare 20 times trying to get that on the ground.
ChunkyMonkey
02-28-2014, 10:06
Thanks for posting! Love all the bird porn!
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NFATrustGuy
02-28-2014, 12:28
Here's another… The big plane has been previously featured in this thread. Kinda gives an idea of the relative size.
http://www.woodardfamily.com/hosted/N881MMSeaFury.jpg
He could lower that wing and you'd still be safe!
HoneyBadger
02-28-2014, 23:32
Here's another… The big plane has been previously featured in this thread. Kinda gives an idea of the relative size.
http://www.woodardfamily.com/hosted/N881MMSeaFury.jpg
Ha! That's hilarious!
Hey, Hoser, regarding those pics of your Hurks, (which we called Balloons or Wind-Wagons in the Coast Guard and my brother in the Marines called herky-pigs) remind me that not long after I took the pics previously posted in this thread, our replacement Hurks had tanks between 1&2 and 3&4 like yours, I think they were "F" models. Been a REALLY long time I could be wrong. Either that or we had E or F's, and got "H" models, heck, it was the mid '70's! They didn't even whiz-quiz back then, I'm lucky I remember it was the Coast Guard.
Imagine what those aux tanks did for "time on station" on our SAR missions over the Pacific.
Most of the Coastie Hurks were E and H models. I know some of them had aux tanks in the fuselage that held even more gas.
After 10-12 hours at a sitting in them I am glad we are out of gas and have to stop. The noise and beating of the props just kills you.
Hard to believe they have been making them since 1956. And they are still rolling off the lines in Marietta Georgia.
Here's another… The big plane has been previously featured in this thread. Kinda gives an idea of the relative size.
http://www.woodardfamily.com/hosted/N881MMSeaFury.jpg
wow! even the tire on the tail is bigger than the mains!
Spent today on the Drop Zone breaking in some new AMLOs and a couple friends. It is always funner to be flying than on the ground, but I did get some good videos of us playing on the dirt runway.
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just noticed this thread.......This is my bro inlaw's plane that he restored. It's not completely finished but I know he is looking to sell it after putting a couple of years work on it....I think it's pretty cool. It's at Jefco airport. Some might have seen it on display last summer for airshow there.
http://www.cre8ivefotos.com/airplane/RJM_0577.jpg
theGinsue
03-30-2014, 11:06
I'm no birdman, but that seems like an awful lot of plane for such a small propellor.
I'm no birdman, but that seems like an awful lot of plane for such a small propellor.
It's a small 2 person plane called Alon Aircoupe....my bro inlaw's was just decked out to look like a Navy scout plane which is how he bought it......here's another photo I shot of it up at Jefferson County Airport
http://www.cre8ivefotos.com/airplane/RJM_0592.jpg
It's a small 2 person plane called Alon Aircoupe....my bro inlaw's was just decked out to look like a Navy scout plane which is how he bought it......here's another photo I shot of it up at Jefferson County Airport
http://www.cre8ivefotos.com/airplane/RJM_0592.jpg
Some vintage non-military aircraft look pretty lame when dressed up in military insignia. Not the case here, it fits right in. Nice airplane, Aircoupes are sweet!
I can't tell, does it have the castering main gear? Nice Aircoupe, BTW.
Spent today on the Drop Zone breaking in some new AMLOs and a couple friends. It is always funner to be flying than on the ground, but I did get some good videos of us playing on the dirt runway.
That is really cool! Man the pilot sure set the plane right down. I was expecting a soft gradual landing, but nope bite your lip and give it hell I guess.
just noticed this thread.......This is my bro inlaw's plane that he restored. It's not completely finished but I know he is looking to sell it after putting a couple of years work on it....I think it's pretty cool. It's at Jefco airport. Some might have seen it on display last summer for airshow there.
http://www.cre8ivefotos.com/airplane/RJM_0577.jpg
http://generalaviationnews.com/2011/04/12/a-coupe-by-any-other-name/
http://generalaviationnews.com/2011/04/12/a-coupe-by-any-other-name/
hmmm cool,...I know my bro inlaw bought the plane from someone in Arizona 4 - 5 yrs ago,....tail numbers are the same, that link could be the previous owner
https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7238/13633436413_e6ae3d57ed_b.jpg
https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3727/13632724085_e1cb4a27a8_b.jpg
https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7022/13436804705_9f2be16820_b.jpg
https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7071/13677622735_8ffbb0e9cf_b.jpg
https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7321/13752380473_fbc43f1bab_b.jpg
https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7071/13677622735_8ffbb0e9cf_b.jpg
Thats a great shot Quib! Do you have any of the Tiger Meet COANG F-16 from years ago?
I shot this at the air show at Jefferson County Airport summer of 2013........I gave it a bit of a vintage look to the photo
http://www.cre8ivefotos.com/airplane/RJM_1117.jpg
muddywings
04-10-2014, 09:27
That is really cool! Man the pilot sure set the plane right down. I was expecting a soft gradual landing, but nope bite your lip and give it hell I guess.
The landing zone on an assault landing is only 500 feet long. You cross that in about 2-2.5 seconds so there isn't a lot of time for a nice soft landing.
Thats a great shot Quib! Do you have any of the Tiger Meet COANG F-16 from years ago?
Thanks. No, I don't.
https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5007/13822829405_97de2f0f7f_b.jpg
ChunkyMonkey
04-16-2014, 19:21
Bump!!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2sfBl06UP5o
https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2898/14010098051_774331f6b8_b.jpg
http://i900.photobucket.com/albums/ac210/rmac757/1bbdc15be3e9a05342000b62ce6604b9_zpsf0ce9bc4.jpg
https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7071/13677622735_8ffbb0e9cf_b.jpg
sweet airplane, and the guy flying it is very cool as well. seeing a lot more of these guys lately out at DIA!
http://i900.photobucket.com/albums/ac210/rmac757/1bbdc15be3e9a05342000b62ce6604b9_zpsf0ce9bc4.jpg
very cool!
Some of you folks may have seen her here at the local airshows, now she needs your help. Trying to pass the word along.
https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2899/14121846734_f4ed913509_c.jpg
very cool!
Great story behind this painting.
HoneyBadger
05-06-2014, 08:14
Quib, isn't that what insurance is for? or will insurance not cover her because she's a classic warbird?
Quib, isn't that what insurance is for? or will insurance not cover her because she's a classic warbird?
It's my understanding that insurance is only covering a portion of the repair costs. I'm not affiliated with the CAF, just trying to help spread the word about an unfortunate incident, and hope to see the TBM back in the air soon.
Great story behind this painting.
Yes it is. Highly recommend the book "A Higher Call"
Delfuego
05-07-2014, 13:00
A Pilot’s View: Queenstown, New Zealand: Sometimes what a pilot sees in a day, people won't see in their lifetimes. New Zealand has some truly amazing scenery.
http://www.chonday.com/Videos/pilotnewzdalnd1
Truly awesome... [Beer]
I started volunteering in the restoration shop at the Wings Over the Rockies museum last month. Here's our current project aircraft, an RF-84K.
http://www.angrypeppers.com/BCP/wings001.jpg
Quib, isn't that what insurance is for? or will insurance not cover her because she's a classic warbird?
Sounds like wear and tear to me.
A Pilot’s View: Queenstown, New Zealand: Sometimes what a pilot sees in a day, people won't see in their lifetimes. New Zealand has some truly amazing scenery.
http://www.chonday.com/Videos/pilotnewzdalnd1
Truly awesome... [Beer]
That made me nervous when he wasn't coming up out of the clouds.
I started volunteering in the restoration shop at the Wings Over the Rockies museum last month. Here's our current project aircraft, an RF-84K.
http://www.angrypeppers.com/BCP/wings001.jpg
Nice! I need to head back out there sometime soon. I love that museum.
https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7374/13965395988_f14b8de9d6_b.jpg
Okay, related to that video...what the heck? Did he over-run, lift off and go missed? Seemed like he was a whole lot slower than his touchdown speed...That vid stopped at a totally inappropriate time!
A shot of the panel during the approach would have been very informative...
NFATrustGuy
05-16-2014, 17:27
Okay, related to that video...what the heck? Did he over-run, lift off and go missed? Seemed like he was a whole lot slower than his touchdown speed...That vid stopped at a totally inappropriate time!
A shot of the panel during the approach would have been very informative...
Nah. I'm betting he turned off at the end. Looks like a displaced threshold. I will say that he was still moving at a pretty good clip after using up 7000' of runway.
The last time I used 7000' of runway...oh, wait, I never used more than about 3000'. And that was in a Bonanza, but at 650' field elevation. Naw, I can't back that up. But I will say that one of the funniest things I ever witnessed was letting an old friend from Michigan bring my old Beech Sundowner into Loveland. He kept trying to get down to pattern altitude...of around 1600'. I had to explain that wouldn't work at KFNL. It really freaked him out.
That time of the year again. Hopefully we dont get the call.
http://i890.photobucket.com/albums/ac105/puebloshooter/Hurk/MAFFS2014.jpg (http://s890.photobucket.com/user/puebloshooter/media/Hurk/MAFFS2014.jpg.html)
muddywings
06-05-2014, 08:07
That time of the year again. Hopefully we dont get the call.
http://i890.photobucket.com/albums/ac105/puebloshooter/Hurk/MAFFS2014.jpg (http://s890.photobucket.com/user/puebloshooter/media/Hurk/MAFFS2014.jpg.html)
Stay bored....
Saw this today: http://www.businessinsider.com/huge-c-130-planes-fly-at-low-altitudes-2014-6
Spent three years doing this ^^^^ good times.
HoneyBadger
06-05-2014, 12:27
That time of the year again. Hopefully we dont get the call.
I hope you have a lazy summer!
Sorry if this is a silly question, but why are both those planes marked #2?
https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3896/14360475901_f1f4471f35_b.jpg
I hope you have a lazy summer!
Sorry if this is a silly question, but why are both those planes marked #2?
Primary and a spare. Two #5s also.
That time of the year again. Hopefully we dont get the call.
http://i890.photobucket.com/albums/ac105/puebloshooter/Hurk/MAFFS2014.jpg (http://s890.photobucket.com/user/puebloshooter/media/Hurk/MAFFS2014.jpg.html)
Let's see a pic of the underside of the right wing...
A few more MAFFS training pics. For training we drop water instead of red goop.
MAFFS 2 down in a valley near Woodland Park.
http://i890.photobucket.com/albums/ac105/puebloshooter/MAFFS2training.jpg (http://s890.photobucket.com/user/puebloshooter/media/MAFFS2training.jpg.html)
MAFFS 1 down low. It is an old picture. Sometime in 2005-2008. Not exactly sure.
http://i890.photobucket.com/albums/ac105/puebloshooter/Hurk/MAFFS1-1.jpg (http://s890.photobucket.com/user/puebloshooter/media/Hurk/MAFFS1-1.jpg.html)
MAFFS 2 dropping lots of water.
http://i890.photobucket.com/albums/ac105/puebloshooter/Hurk/2012Training-1-1.jpg (http://s890.photobucket.com/user/puebloshooter/media/Hurk/2012Training-1-1.jpg.html)
One of my favorites of MAFFS 2.
http://i890.photobucket.com/albums/ac105/puebloshooter/Hurk/2banking.jpg (http://s890.photobucket.com/user/puebloshooter/media/Hurk/2banking.jpg.html)
This pushover was a wild ride. I dont know who took the pic, but it was almost as bad as it looks. If I didnt have complete faith in the pilot, I might have soiled myself... I didnt even know the picture existed until a few days ago.
http://i890.photobucket.com/albums/ac105/puebloshooter/Downhill.jpg (http://s890.photobucket.com/user/puebloshooter/media/Downhill.jpg.html)
That last pic is terrifying.
https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3838/14236194160_bfe46abfed_b.jpg
Big Wall
06-14-2014, 18:46
That is the most beautiful plane I have ever seen!
That is the most beautiful plane I have ever seen!
She was a looker!
islandermyk
06-16-2014, 21:29
Saw this at work today.... Never seen anything like it "Strike test" on the side of it...
http://i418.photobucket.com/albums/pp261/brutaltlr/IMG_0511_zpseeb8e173.jpg (http://s418.photobucket.com/user/brutaltlr/media/IMG_0511_zpseeb8e173.jpg.html)
https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3875/14260640399_1cc1e5c456_b.jpg
https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3838/14236194160_bfe46abfed_b.jpg
Staggerwing?
No, you just have astigmatism.
No, you just have astigmatism.
http://i.imgur.com/iVXVApo.gif
Terrible photo, but it was with my phone. Second flyover in two days.
http://i.imgur.com/jhNTZlO.jpg
Daniel_187
07-26-2014, 14:28
I love airplanes, ever since I was a kid. My dad switched from oil panting to watercolor and landscapes to planes, here is his first watercolor. He saw this as a photograph and turned it into a painting.47571
Terrible photo, but it was with my phone. Second flyover in two days.
http://i.imgur.com/jhNTZlO.jpg
They're watching you Ridge! That's just the one you could see.....
Have any of you guys seen a big, white with a little blue, 4 engine prop job (reminds me of a C130), flying around the Denver area lately? We first saw it flying low, Thursday the 17th, over downtown Denver circling and gradually getting higher. Then we saw it Monday the 21st, up by Dacono circling low. Then we saw it the next day, Tuesday, flying around the Chatfield area circling low. It was weird that we saw it so many times in different locations. We're pretty certain it was the same plane each time. It looked like it had a bit of a tail boom like a re-fueler.
Have any of you guys seen a big, white with a little blue, 4 engine prop job (reminds me of a C130), flying around the Denver area lately? We first saw it flying low, Thursday the 17th, over downtown Denver circling and gradually getting higher. Then we saw it Monday the 21st, up by Dacono circling low. Then we saw it the next day, Tuesday, flying around the Chatfield area circling low. It was weird that we saw it so many times in different locations. We're pretty certain it was the same plane each time. It looked like it had a bit of a tail boom like a re-fueler.
P3 Orion. https://www.ar-15.co/threads/135619-So-there-has-been-a-P-3-flying-around-town-(West-Suburbs)-really-low-for-the-last-week-or-so?highlight=P3
A380 passing us like we were standing still.
http://colowyo.smugmug.com/photos/i-Z8tFcm4/0/L/i-Z8tFcm4-L.jpg
A380 passing us like we were standing still.
http://colowyo.smugmug.com/photos/i-Z8tFcm4/0/L/i-Z8tFcm4-L.jpg
At .74, I've been waiting for pelicans to pass us
P3 Orion. https://www.ar-15.co/threads/135619-So-there-has-been-a-P-3-flying-around-town-(West-Suburbs)-really-low-for-the-last-week-or-so?highlight=P3
Thanks!
At .74, I've been waiting for pelicans to pass us
Its even more painful at 300 true, headed west. And then descending below 20 just to get out of the headwind.
At .74, I've been waiting for pelicans to pass us
.74 is unacceptable.
A380 passing us like we were standing still.
http://colowyo.smugmug.com/photos/i-Z8tFcm4/0/L/i-Z8tFcm4-L.jpg
Nice picture, you have a good view from your office window! ( I'm not getting the .74 thing, is that a rotation or Mach reference?)
NFATrustGuy
07-29-2014, 19:35
.74 is a mach reference.
The cruise speed in an Airbus is generated by a computer based on a 'cost index' number. These numbers can range from 0 to into the hundreds [I seem to remember entering 999 at some point, but I'd never admit to it!]. The cost index number is supposed to balance fuel economy with other non-fuel costs associated with the flight… crew costs, engine per hour costs, misconnected passengers, headwinds or tailwinds, etc. Near as I can tell, most Airbus operators use cost indexes of somewhere in the teens up to around 75. Frontier consistently uses a cost index of 4… which can lead to some very low cruise airspeeds.
I would guess that most operators fly their A320 series aircraft at somewhere around .78 mach. Frontier is usually .76 +/- .01 unless we're at lower altitudes for whatever reason and then it gets stupid slow. Hence the reference to being passed by birds in flight or by an A380.
.74 is unacceptable.
If fuel prices double again we will be doing .70 and single engine descents!
A couple weeks ago, did some plane spotting from my balcony while waiting for a few AH-64s to come back (they didn't :( )
http://i.imgur.com/OGEwzAjh.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/6UAvEmDh.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/G5V9QLNh.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/V6eXssDh.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/wB2aZ9jh.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/qVCWOeNh.jpg
Nice pics, that Sea Fury is a treat to see.
Nice pics, that Sea Fury is a treat to see.
I wanna see it up close! When we first moved here, I'd see it tearing across the sky and I swore it was a P-47. I called every airport I could find trying to find out where that P-47 was hangared and they all thought I was nuts. 'Twas several years before I found out what it really was. But man, that sumbitch sure scoots along, and it sounds like it's just loafing. I'd love to see it wide open!
I wanna see it up close! When we first moved here, I'd see it tearing across the sky and I swore it was a P-47. I called every airport I could find trying to find out where that P-47 was hangared and they all thought I was nuts. 'Twas several years before I found out what it really was. But man, that sumbitch sure scoots along, and it sounds like it's just loafing. I'd love to see it wide open!
I'm pretty sure it's out of Centennial. This is one powerful airplane and the sound is very distinctive when it's cruising! I think Iraq or Iran surplused a bunch of these back in the 80's, Bitchin' plane! The owner is an aviation lawyer and had or has a P-51 as well.
This is from a while back, on one of W's last visits here (Buckley)
http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i290/doc4545/mypics054.jpg
Not a plane but my son's ride at his deployment ceremony in December (he's a SSG, Flight Medic), should be home in just a few short weeks woohoo!!
http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i290/doc4545/IMG_3826_zps834a1d09.jpg
I'm pretty sure it's out of Centennial. This is one powerful airplane and the sound is very distinctive when it's cruising! I think Iraq or Iran surplused a bunch of these back in the 80's, Bitchin' plane! The owner is an aviation lawyer and had or has a P-51 as well.
Joe Thibodeau. Our man Quib knows him well I believe.
http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b150/rinselman/planes/7767254666_252fd84f5b_b.jpg
This is his P-51. I got to see that one up close, just not the Sea Fury.
http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b150/rinselman/planes/DSC_0163.jpg
http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b150/rinselman/planes/DSC_0057.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/mwZ7uNah.jpg
NFATrustGuy
08-17-2014, 18:59
Frontier Airlines used to operate a charter plane for a company called Blue Moon. A little over 10 years ago, I was co-pilot on a flight where we carried the White House press corps from Andrews Air Force base to Fort Smith, Arkansas to cover a speech the President was giving.
This photo is re-touched to remove the flight attendants who were standing on top of the air stairs and someone who walked into the left side of the frame just as I took the picture. Otherwise, everything else is 'as it happened.'
[EDIT: I just found the original, un-retouched photo. I guess there were also a couple of people standing in line with Air Force One's main landing gear--I removed them, too.]
http://www.woodardfamily.com/hosted/AirforceOne.jpg
NFATrustGuy
08-17-2014, 19:12
Since I'm on a roll…
I also took this picture about 10 years ago. I had just finished signing off an 80+ year old man for his 2-year flight review using a friend's Cub at his farm east of Windsor. This is the "student" (the 80+ year old man) after having returned from his first solo flight in many years. He did well. This is an ~1100 foot grass strip that dead-ends at the top of the hill at the irrigation ditch/canal. Land uphill, takeoff downhill.
http://www.woodardfamily.com/hosted/CubGrass.jpg
So Badass! This is my favorite plane.
http://i.imgur.com/mwZ7uNah.jpg
Makes me a bit queasy just looking at it.
That last pic is terrifying.
A couple weeks ago, did some plane spotting from my balcony while waiting for a few AH-64s to come back (they didn't :( )
http://i.imgur.com/OGEwzAjh.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/6UAvEmDh.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/G5V9QLNh.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/V6eXssDh.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/wB2aZ9jh.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/qVCWOeNh.jpg
DO 328, N328GT...you don't see many of them ever.
Spotted two of these stopping by Buckley a couple of years ago while out on a motorcycle ride:
http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i290/doc4545/mypics066.jpg
Yeah, I need to figure out how to edit videos and trim them a little bit.
http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b150/rinselman/planes/th_M2U00345.mp4 (http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b150/rinselman/planes/M2U00345.mp4)
DO 328, N328GT...you don't see many of them ever.
Yeah, that one caught me off guard. Unusual plane to see, and one of the larger jets I've seen fly into KAPA.
Took out the new camera today, and caught an F-18 making a hard u-turn over Centennial and spitting out a bunch of smoke while doing so. Unusual enough that a bunch of cars pulled over and people came out from who knows where to see what was going on...
http://i.imgur.com/PAeq8F9h.jpg (http://imgur.com/PAeq8F9)
Click the pic for full size, the F-18 is just visible at the bottom of the frame. I was holding the camera over a chainlink fence to get the shot.
It almost looks like a Blue Angels plane! But they're in Duluth this weekend...
Yeah, I need to figure out how to edit videos and trim them a little bit.
http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b150/rinselman/planes/th_M2U00345.mp4 (http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b150/rinselman/planes/M2U00345.mp4)
Fixed link for ya
http://s18.photobucket.com/user/rinselman/media/planes/M2U00345.mp4.html
It almost looks like a Blue Angels plane! But they're in Duluth this weekend...
A friend of mine called me today and told me he saw a Blue Angels place take off or land at Centennial.
Pretty cool video about a K-Max helicopter used for firefighting and other things.
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This may have been posted before.
http://sandrermakoff.livejournal.com/641744.html?nojs=1
It's a large collection of color photographs from the Korean War. Most are aircraft related. I was surprised at how many planes I don't think I've ever seen before.
This may have been posted before.
http://sandrermakoff.livejournal.com/641744.html?nojs=1
It's a large collection of color photographs from the Korean War. Most are aircraft related. I was surprised at how many planes I don't think I've ever seen before.
That is one nice link! Great detail shots, I'd like to hear the story behind some of the pictures.
Thanks for the post.
SuperiorDG
09-17-2014, 20:17
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h6yG-HO-8hQ#t=17
Tech0662
10-06-2014, 20:35
Just a few Pics from the backyard.505895059150593505955059750599
A few recent ones
http://i1187.photobucket.com/albums/z386/citation10_photos/IMG_20140827_165424_176_zpscvy7na0v.jpg
http://i1187.photobucket.com/albums/z386/citation10_photos/IMG_20140916_133239_908_zpszije8yfx.jpg
http://i1187.photobucket.com/albums/z386/citation10_photos/IMG_20140916_133226_742_zpsjpkerdrl.jpg
http://i1187.photobucket.com/albums/z386/citation10_photos/IMG_20140916_133920_729_zpskg4mciqy.jpg
http://i1187.photobucket.com/albums/z386/citation10_photos/IMG_20140916_150603_395_zps2bu5dj8c.jpg
Stolen from Strategypage. Nice image!52371
HoneyBadger
11-15-2014, 09:13
I'm assuming some of you guys have been to airliners.net right? I used to go there to get desktop background photos. There are thousands of really phenomenal photos there.
I used to have a few of my photos on JetPhotos.net, but I'll be damned if I can find them anymore [Rant1]
Wow, the trouble I could have gotten into with that thing!!!
I barely survived childhood as it is.
Yep, you can imagine these guy's going off a jump/ramp, getting towed or just heading into a good breeze.
Until someone (probably quite a few) got hurt and they went the way of dangerous fireworks, lawn darts and other fun things.
https://scontent-a-dfw.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xpa1/t31.0-8/p180x540/10830198_10152992648835719_6707203381022337886_o.j pg
https://scontent-a-dfw.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xpa1/t31.0-8/p180x540/10830198_10152992648835719_6707203381022337886_o.j pg
Awesome
https://scontent-a-dfw.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xpa1/t31.0-8/p180x540/10830198_10152992648835719_6707203381022337886_o.j pg
No doubt a thrill to see AND HEAR from that angle, nice! I'm convinced the C-17 is a great aircraft but have heard they are working double time (through the years) with world issues which adds up to limited airframe hours.
Questions to USAF guys out there, Is it as good as they say? What is the maintenance hr per flight hr?
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Pretty sure that picture was taken at Mellon LZ just outside the Tonopah Test Range in Nevada. Really cool place.
No doubt a thrill to see AND HEAR from that angle, nice! I'm convinced the C-17 is a great aircraft but have heard they are working double time (through the years) with world issues which adds up to limited airframe hours.
Questions to USAF guys out there, Is it as good as they say? What is the maintenance hr per flight hr?
They are a pretty cool plane now that all the bugs are worked out. No clue on cost per hour. Aint cheap I am sure...
F35 - I couldn't get any closer :(
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New truck needed a playmate :D
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muddywings
12-20-2014, 16:58
https://scontent-a-dfw.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xpa1/t31.0-8/p180x540/10830198_10152992648835719_6707203381022337886_o.j pg
mehh...T-tail mafia. Bunch of Gucci bitches!!
In all honesty, pretty good bird now. Did an exercise down a Gulfport once. Since I flew in the exercise I rode home in one that was carrying a bunch of other equipment back to Pope. Friend of mine was the AC/Pilot so I sat jump seat. He put the inboards in reverse at altitude (outboards at idle) to do a pen descent. Pretty wicked descent rate! If still in the game I...screw that, I'd still fly a herk.
Pretty sure that picture was taken at Mellon LZ just outside the Tonopah Test Range in Nevada. Really cool place.
Those are probably the biggest flaps I've ever seen. I've had chance to see a lot of these roll off the line in Long Beach, as Jetblue use to do a ton of flying out of there. The one that alway looked out of place was that Qatari AF one. Looked rather flamboyant.
F35 - I couldn't get any closer :(
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New truck needed a playmate :D
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Where was the F35...,Yuma? I noticed the F-5 parked next to it.
This would be something to witness! 5 Airbus formation flying.
http://www.chonday.com/Videos/fivebujawe2
F35 - I couldn't get any closer :(
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New truck needed a playmate :D
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I love the F-5! Budget fighter jet.
Where was the F35...,Yuma? I noticed the F-5 parked next to it.
I love the F-5! Budget fighter jet.
Here is a hint where the F-35 was:
Not an F-5, T-38.
Sheppard Afb on the enjpt ramp mebbe
HoneyBadger
12-22-2014, 13:43
This would be something to witness! 5 Airbus formation flying.
http://www.chonday.com/Videos/fivebujawe2
That was way cooler than I thought it would be. I'm glad I clicked. [Beer]
Sheppard Afb on the enjpt ramp mebbe
correct!
HoneyBadger
12-27-2014, 20:43
Check out this crazy thing! Only the Russians would try something like this...
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At least it's got a cage to protect it from birds...
remember seeing a show where they showed a lot of unusual aircraft... that is a pretty cool fast boat/ plane
HoneyBadger
12-27-2014, 21:06
At least it's got a cage to protect it from birds...
On ONE of the fourteen engines! [LOL]
Although the top six engines have caps on them... Whatever
HoneyBadger
12-27-2014, 21:10
Having taken a couple of aero engineering classes in college, I can wholeheartedly say that the math for that thing would not be fun. [panic]
the six up top were launch tubes for missiles, or maybe torpedoes...
ROSTISLAV ALEXEYEV EKRANOPLAN
This highly-secretive Russian Cold War aircraft began life in the sixties and was uncovered by US intelligence in 1966. Known as the Caspian Sea Monster, the eight-engine 37.6m-wingspan personnel carrier, designed by the Rotislav Alexeyev bureau, used wing in ground effect technology to skim over water, evading enemy radar. Only one example is thought to have entered service.
On ONE of the fourteen engines! [LOL]
Although the top six engines have caps on them... Whatever
Those were missile launchers..
There are videos out there of it flying. Basically just stays in ground effect over the water. Pretty interesting design
HoneyBadger
12-28-2014, 21:16
the six up top were launch tubes for missiles, or maybe torpedoes...
ROSTISLAV ALEXEYEV EKRANOPLAN
This highly-secretive Russian Cold War aircraft began life in the sixties and was uncovered by US intelligence in 1966. Known as the Caspian Sea Monster, the eight-engine 37.6m-wingspan personnel carrier, designed by the Rotislav Alexeyev bureau, used wing in ground effect technology to skim over water, evading enemy radar. Only one example is thought to have entered service.
Thanks for the good info, I had no idea!
Thanks for the good info, I had no idea!
Why would you? It was "highly secretive!"
Boeing 747 documentary by the Smithsonian, 2014. From inception to present day with some great stories of its testing and influence on world travel. They say at any given time, there are 100,000 people, around the world, in the air, on 747's!! The new 08 model has reached speeds of 8 mph shy of supersonic! This short clip is from Boeing but you can watch the Smithsonian program online, if you are a plane guy, you will like it.
http://www.boeing.com/Features/2010/12/bca_748-8_test_12_15_10.html
The new -8 is quite the aircraft!
The mighty MAFFS 5 in front of Pikes Peak.
http://i890.photobucket.com/albums/ac105/puebloshooter/Hurk/PikesPeakPic2.jpg (http://s890.photobucket.com/user/puebloshooter/media/Hurk/PikesPeakPic2.jpg.html)
Big Wall
01-08-2015, 20:18
Very cool picture!
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This is a picture of a 1958 endurance flight in Vegas, it was sponsored by a casino.
These guys (Robert Timm & John Cook) flew 64 days, 22 hours and 19 minutes NON-STOP in a Cessna 172. They flew around in a circuit being resupplied and refueled as shown. Over 150,000 miles flown, about 6 times around the earth! They said the engine was about to rattle off the plane when they finally landed.
Pretty cool accomplishment! Wonder what the sleeping arrangements were like?
Chad4000
01-15-2015, 10:51
Veery cool pics
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This is a picture of a 1958 endurance flight in Vegas, it was sponsored by a casino.
These guys (Robert Timm & John Cook) flew 64 days, 22 hours and 19 minutes NON-STOP in a Cessna 172. They flew around in a circuit being resupplied and refueled as shown. Over 150,000 miles flown, about 6 times around the earth! They said the engine was about to rattle off the plane when they finally landed.
Here is a follow-up on the flight. It still holds the record!!
Engine oil was added by means of a tube from the cabin that was fitted to pass through the firewall. Only the pilot's seat was installed. The remaining space was used for a pad on which the relief pilot slept. The right cabin door was replaced with an easy-opening, accordion-type door to allow supplies and fuel to be hoisted aboard. Early in the flight, the engine-driven electric generator failed. A Champion wind-driven generator (turned by a small propeller) was hoisted aboard, taped to the wing support strut, and plugged into the cigarette lighter socket; it served as the aircraft's source of electricity for the rest of the flight. The pilots decided to end the marathon flight because with 1,558 hours of continuously running the engine during the record-setting flight, plus several hundred hours already on the engine beforehand (considerably in excess of its normal overhaul interval), the engine's power output had deteriorated to the point where they were barely able to climb away after refueling. The aircraft is on display in the passenger terminal at McCarran International Airport (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McCarran_International_Airport). Photos and details of the record flight can be seen in a small museum on the upper level of the baggage claim area.[11] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cessna_172#cite_note-11) After the flight, Cook said: “Next time I feel in the mood to fly endurance, I'm going to lock myself in our garbage can with the vacuum cleaner running. That is, until my psychiatrist opens up for business in the morning.”[12] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cessna_172#cite_note-Ruffin-12)
Saw this on a foreign C-130 recently.
http://i890.photobucket.com/albums/ac105/puebloshooter/DSC03796.jpg (http://s890.photobucket.com/user/puebloshooter/media/DSC03796.jpg.html)
NICE!! What nationality? Cool Herc artwork is always a pleasure.
Saw this interesting camo on the inside of a MiG-29 recently.
http://i890.photobucket.com/albums/ac105/puebloshooter/IMG_0979.jpg (http://s890.photobucket.com/user/puebloshooter/media/IMG_0979.jpg.html)
NICE!! What nationality? Cool Herc artwork is always a pleasure.
Polish. Used to be ours. I last flew it in the early to mid 90s when it was flying out of Frankfurt.
This Super Hornet stopped by Centennial Airport last week. It was parked next to my son's air ambulance (fixed wing). He grabbed a quickie cell pic.
http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i290/doc4545/IMG_1350_zpswmuhh9ih.jpg
Saw this interesting camo on the inside of a MiG-29 recently.
http://i890.photobucket.com/albums/ac105/puebloshooter/IMG_0979.jpg (http://s890.photobucket.com/user/puebloshooter/media/IMG_0979.jpg.html)
"and what were you doing with the Mig?"
"communicating. You know; the bird."
This Super Hornet stopped by Centennial Airport last week. It was parked next to my son's air ambulance (fixed wing). He grabbed a quickie cell pic.
http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i290/doc4545/IMG_1350_zpswmuhh9ih.jpg
I want one!
Does this go here?
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/zBMfhU89CtM0Gn103p7Zu6lSqcIT0FFzFnbKFHWRvHuN=w1698-h955-no
TEAMRICO
07-10-2015, 14:27
No pics but me and the boy saw a B-17 and B-24 Liberator flying out of the COS airport today!
The 24 just flew over the house!
Any air shows or reason they are in town.......possible Japenese attacks?
thvigil11
07-10-2015, 14:46
Just saw this on another site.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oKQiTUjHlQ4
Aloha Snackbar, ya crazy Muslim.
I'm back in the flight path. Saw an osprey but wasn't able to snap a pic. So here's a c130
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Just saw this on another site.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oKQiTUjHlQ4
Aloha Snackbar, ya crazy Muslim.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xmDMRSLZqNU (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xmDMRSLZqNU)
Down low west of Woodland Park.
http://i890.photobucket.com/albums/ac105/puebloshooter/MAFFS2training.jpg (http://s890.photobucket.com/user/puebloshooter/media/MAFFS2training.jpg.html)
argonstrom
11-16-2015, 15:17
Damn...
Down low west of Woodland Park.
http://i890.photobucket.com/albums/ac105/puebloshooter/MAFFS2training.jpg (http://s890.photobucket.com/user/puebloshooter/media/MAFFS2training.jpg.html)
buffalobo
11-16-2015, 18:06
This the minions favorite thread. We surf it and practice making airplane sounds.
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If I'm going to be that close to the treetops, I want to be in the front left seat. Come to think of it, some of my friends were scooting that low coming back from El Paso and I thought, no way I want to be that low in this wind, I'm going high for additional terrain clearance in case of a down draft.........CAT leeward of the peaks near Santa Fe. Trophy wife decided that was it for her flying career. It emptied my pockets, the aircraft pockets, and has provided exciting stories for years since.
Fun day last week. A nice break from reality.
Hanging out the back of the plane after an airdrop with two of my favorite loadmasters, Annie and Link.
http://i890.photobucket.com/albums/ac105/puebloshooter/Hurk/IMG_20151210_113245683_HDR.jpg (http://s890.photobucket.com/user/puebloshooter/media/Hurk/IMG_20151210_113245683_HDR.jpg.html)
gnihcraes
12-12-2015, 20:08
recent trip, 737-800 wing..
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This was in a group of photos of old aircraft in a scrapbook I picked up. Lots of wrecked civilian planes and some oddities.
This is one of the few that are color, I'll post a few more if anyone wants to see them.
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".......wait till the wife see's this!"
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